Carmelo Anthony + Marijuana

According to TSN.ca:

10/21/2004

DENVER (AP) - Carmelo Anthony was cited for marijuana possession before getting on a team flight last week, but the Denver Nuggets' star says the drug was left in his backpack by a friend.

Anthony was issued a summons last Friday at Denver International Airport; he flew with his teammates to Milwaukee for the next day's pre-season game but didn't play.

Anthony's lawyer, Daniel Recht, said the marijuana was left in the bag by an out-of-town friend who borrowed the backpack last week.

``The friend obviously uses marijuana and left a small amount in the backpack when he returned it to Carmelo,'' Recht said Thursday. ``Carmelo had no idea there was any marijuana in the backpack.''



Anthony was charged with possessing less than one ounce (28.35 grams) of marijuana, a petty offence with a maximum $100 fine and no jail time.

He was in Los Angeles for a pre-season game Thursday against the Clippers and not immediately available for comment.

Recht said he met with a city lawyer and requested the citation be dismissed. He also said the friend acknowledged the marijuana was his and would come forward to accept responsibility.

Recht also said he received a letter from Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe verifying Anthony passed four random drug tests last season and another two weeks ago.

The letter also said tests from U.S. Olympic Committee at the Athens Games this summer came back negative.

The charismatic Anthony led Syracuse to an NCAA title as a freshman in 2003, then was the third overall pick in the NBA draft. He helped the Nuggets to one of the biggest turnarounds in NBA history, from the league's worst record at 17-65 to reaching the playoffs for the first time since 1995.

There also have been some growing pains.

Anthony refused to go back into a game last season after his teammates complained about his shot selection and he was relegated to the bench at the Olympics after U.S. coach Larry Brown called him a selfish player.

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I noticed that Melo was on the cover of NBA Live 2005 for EA Sports........ hmm......

"Marijuana's not a drug. I used to suck d!ck for cocaine. Did you ever suck d!ck for marijuana?" - Bob Saget in Half Baked

Anthony's lawyer, Daniel Recht, said the marijuana was left in the bag by an out-of-town friend who borrowed the backpack last week.

``The friend obviously uses marijuana and left a small amount in the backpack when he returned it to Carmelo,'' Recht said Thursday. ``Carmelo had no idea there was any marijuana in the backpack.'' -- SUCH BS!!!

Anthony was charged with possessing less than one ounce (28.35 grams) of marijuana, a petty offence with a maximum $100 fine and no jail time.

Last time I checked an ounce is 28.349 grams...nice of them to reduce it to less then 1 ounce when it clearly weighed out more then that...guess its true that athletes do get away with a lot more then us 'normal' people do.

Originally Posted by Damen

Anthony was charged with possessing less than one ounce (28.35 grams) of marijuana, a petty offence with a maximum $100 fine and no jail time.

Last time I checked an ounce is 28.349 grams...nice of them to reduce it to less then 1 ounce when it clearly weighed out more then that...guess its true that athletes do get away with a lot more then us 'normal' people do.

How do you know it weight more than that? Does US use grams to measure at all? The news did not specify the weight.

Originally Posted by Damen

SUCH BS!!!

Anthony was charged with possessing less than one ounce (28.35 grams) of marijuana, a petty offence with a maximum $100 fine and no jail time.

Last time I checked an ounce is 28.349 grams...nice of them to reduce it to less then 1 ounce when it clearly weighed out more then that...guess its true that athletes do get away with a lot more then us 'normal' people do.

Dude, you are so not reading that line correctly. He was being charged with possessing less than 1 ounce, rounded up to 28.35 grams. He did not have 28.35 grams with him.

IMO, I think Melo is a bad ass. Did anyone see him on Punk'd, he was swearing and resisting like a jerk. And on NBA Finals 52 Greatest moments, he had no emotion and he acted like he was such a great player and so tough.

Originally Posted by wanted

IMO, I think Melo is a bad ass. Did anyone see him on Punk'd, he was swearing and resisting like a jerk. And on NBA Finals 52 Greatest moments, he had no emotion and he acted like he was such a great player and so tough.

tru dat

Originally Posted by wanted

IMO, I think Melo is a bad ass. Did anyone see him on Punk'd, he was swearing and resisting like a jerk. And on NBA Finals 52 Greatest moments, he had no emotion and he acted like he was such a great player and so tough.

I'd be more impressed if he kicked Kutcher's ass. Punk'd is ********, just like its creator.
"A friend" left it in his backpack. Suuuuuuuurrre he did.

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any of u think it has anything to do with him on the new NBA LIVE 2005 cover? :O

Originally Posted by mingcourt

any of u think it has anything to do with him on the new NBA LIVE 2005 cover? :O

No, don't see why it would.

Originally Posted by mingcourt

any of u think it has anything to do with him on the new NBA LIVE 2005 cover? :O

the cockiness or the weed?

Originally Posted by wanted

No, don't see why it would.

cause everyone on an ea sports game cover has somehow been affected?

i.e: michael vick was on the cover last yr i believe and he was sidelined with an injury.
also, roy jones jr got knocked out... guess what cover he's on?

lebron>mello

Originally Posted by mingcourt

cause everyone on an ea sports game cover has somehow been affected?

i.e: michael vick was on the cover last yr i believe and he was sidelined with an injury.
also, roy jones jr got knocked out... guess what cover he's on?

Purely coincidental. Pau Gasol has been on along with Tony Parker, haven't heard anything.

BUT, you could say that's true that hockey player was killed or killed someone.